In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Stephan Beckenbauer
German footballer (1968–2015).
Born December 1st, 1968 in Munich.
Died August 1st, 2015 at 46 years old in Munich (brain cancer). [ref]
Özgecan Aslan
Turkish university student who was murdered as she resisted a rape attempt (1995-2015).
Born October 22nd, 1995 in Mersin.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 19 years old in Tarsus.
M. H. Abrams
American literary theorist (1912–2015).
Born July 23rd, 1912 in Long Branch.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 102 years old in Ithaca.
Patricia Crone
Danish orientalist and historian (1945–2015).
Born March 28th, 1945 in Lejre Municipality. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2015 at 70 years old in Princeton (cancer). [ref]
Sally Forrest
American actress (1928–2013).
Born May 28th, 1928 in San Diego.
Died March 15th, 2015 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Jacob Bekenstein
Mexican-israeli physicist.
Born May 1st, 1947 in Mexico City.
Died August 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Edward Egan
American catholic cardinal (1932–2015).
Born April 2nd, 1932 in Oak Park.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 82 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Hermann Zapf
German type-designer, calligrapher, author and artist (1918–2015).
Born November 8th, 1918 in Nuremberg.
Died June 4th, 2015 at 96 years old in Darmstadt. [ref]
Toller Cranston
Canadian figure skater and painter (1949-2015).
Born April 20th, 1949 in Hamilton.
Died January 24th, 2015 at 65 years old in San Miguel de Allende (myocardial infarction).
Alberto Nisman
Argentine lawyer and prosecutor.
Born December 5th, 1963 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 18th, 2015 at 51 years old in Torres Le Parc Puerto Madero.
Ron Clarke
Australian long-distance runner (1937-2015).
Born February 21st, 1937 in Melbourne.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Gold Coast (kidney failure). [ref]
Francis George
Catholic cardinal (1937–2015).
Born January 16th, 1937 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chicago (liver cancer). [ref]
Takashi Amano
Japanese photographer (1954–2015).
Born July 18th, 1954 in Niigata.
Died August 4th, 2015 at 61 years old in Niigata (pneumonia). [ref]
Edward Soja
American urban planner (1940–2015).
Born May 4th, 1940 in New York City, Bronx County.
Died November 2nd, 2015 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Jacobo Zabludovsky
Mexican journalist (1928–2015).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Mexico City.
Died July 2nd, 2015 at 87 years old in Mexico City (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Corneliu Vadim Tudor
Romanian politician and writer (1949–2015).
Born November 28th, 1949 in Bucharest.
Died September 14th, 2015 at 65 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rana Bhagwandas
Pakistani judge.
Born December 20th, 1942 in Naseerabad.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 72 years old in Karachi.
Arthur Morris
Australian cricketer (1922-2015).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Bondi.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 93 years old in Sydney.
Arch A. Moore
American politician (1923–2015).
Born April 16th, 1923 in Moundsville.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 91 years old in Charleston.
Avijit Roy
Bangladeshi-american engineer, blogger and activist (1972-2015).
Born September 12th, 1972 in Bangladesh. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2015 at 42 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
Richard Glatzer
American writer and director.
Born January 28th, 1952 in Flushing.
Died March 10th, 2015 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Janaki Ballav Patnaik
Politician from odisha, india (1927-2015).
Born January 3rd, 1927 in Puri district.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 88 years old in Tirupati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sylvia Hitchcock
American model (1946–2015).
Born January 31st, 1946 in Haverhill.
Died August 16th, 2015 at 69 years old in Polk County (cancer). [ref]
Rod Hundley
American professional basketball player and television broadcaster (1934-2015).
Born October 26th, 1934 in Charleston.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 80 years old in Phoenix (Alzheimer's disease).
Bob Johnston
American record producer and musician (1932–2015).
Born May 14th, 1932 in Hillsboro.
Died August 14th, 2015 at 83 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Deaths 376 to 400 of 1235
Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene